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A former Proud Boys leader faces decades behind bars for his role in the U.S. Capitol riots. According to the Associated Press, Enrique Tarrio was convicted Thursday of co-orchestrating a plot to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Prosecutors say the Florida man and members of his far-right extremist group had exchanged a series of […]
Justin Trudeau is going viral again this week for the way he answered a question asked by a representative of Canadian right-wing website Rebel News. The prime minister essentially called out the organization—which recently won a federal court case granting them access to the leaders’ debates—for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and other issues. NDP […]
In an Instagram Live stream on Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that there was a moment she feared she “was going to die” during the Capitol riot. As NBC News pointed out, Ocasio-Cortez said that at one point she had a “very close encounter,” citing security concerns at the Capitol. “I did not know if I was […]
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional swimmer Klete Keller has been identified in the crowd of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol building last week. According to the New York Times, the 38-year-old former teammate of Michael Phelps was spotted in footage captured from Wednesday’s insurrection. Keller joined the U.S. Swim Team to compete in […]
The FBI is warning officials in all 50 states of planned armed riots at state capitol buildings and the U.S. Capitol. According to an FBI bulletin obtained by ABC News, the numerous protests start this week and continue until at least Inauguration Day. “The FBI received information about an identified armed group intending to travel […]
After some apparent reluctance, Donald Trump has finally denounced white supremacy (for now). As reported by TMZ, the newly COVID-19-positive president called into Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Thursday night, where Trump discussed the debate and the Proud Boys controversy. “Let me be clear again: I condemn the KKK. I condemn all white supremacists. I condemn the Proud […]
Over the weekend protests across the country became violent as outside agitators and federal officers escalated violence against otherwise peaceful Black Lives Matter protests. This included protests in Richmond, Virginia, where peaceful demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday night turned violent following infiltration of the protests by white supremacists, according to local officials. “There were white […]
Sacha Baron Cohen has taken his trolling to new heights. On Saturday, the comedian infiltrated the “March for Our Rights 3” rally, a right-wing militia event in Olympia, Washington, where he dressed as a country singer and led the crowd in a hateful, racist song, The Daily Beast reports. Outfitted in overalls and fake facial hair, […]
The Anti-Defamation League has previously warned about the use of the “OK” hand gesture, but now it has officially deemed it as a hate symbol. On Thursday, the ADL added the gesture to its “Hate on Display” database, which includes symbols of racism and anti-Semitism such as swastikas, Ku Klux Klan robes, and burning crosses […]
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